Special Collections and Archives

DePaul Special Collections and Archives collects, preserves, and shares rich primary source materials in support of engaged teaching, active student learning, and scholarly and community research.

Plan Your Visit

​Archival collection strengths include:

• Chicago and Lincoln Park history
• Social justice and the Catholic Left
• Women's and community advocacy organizations
• DePaul University Archives
• The Vincentian Archives, the archives of the Western Province of the Congregation of the Mission (the Vincentian order)

Rare books and maps complement the archival collections, with additional strength and depth in:

• Book arts
• 18th and 19th century literature​
  
• Irish Studies
• The Napoleonic Era
• Travel and exploration
• Vincentian heritage
• Historic maps depicting Chicago as well as countries and continents further afield